Natural protected areas and protection of biodiversity

  Case: aimed to recover from the Russian Federation, represented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, in favor of the State of Ukraine, to the State Budget of Ukraine, the damage caused to the environment of the Kamianska Sich National Nature Park as a result of the armed aggression in the…

  The case: regarding declaring illegal and invalid the order of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine dated 04/03/2023 No. 184 “On approval of the list of invasive tree species with a significant ability to spread uncontrollably, prohibited for use in the process of forest reproduction”. Region: Ukraine. The essence of…

  Case: Appeal of the Environmental Impact Assessment Conclusion for Polisske VES Region: Ukraine Case Overview: The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure for Polisske VES was conducted with significant violations of environmental legislation both by the business entity and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (referred to as the Ministry of Ecology as of…

Region: Zakarpatya and Ivano-Frankivsk regions Essence of the case: Protection of valuable mountain range, glassier lakes, Emerald network site, wetlands from construction of ski resort «Svydovets» Essence of the problem: In May 2017, Rakhiv and Tyachiv state administrations adopted the decisions on approval of the detailed plan of the territory (DPT) and decided on functional designation…

Essence of the case: ensuring the proper functioning of the nature reserve as a separate legal entity, which is part of the nature reserve fund of Ukraine, is protected as a national heritage site owned by the people of Ukraine. Region: Ukraine, Cherkasy region, Kaniv Essence of the problem: The Kaniv Nature Reserve was illegally removed…

Essence of the case: conservation of biological diversity and the territory of NPP “Holosiyivskyi” The essence of the problem:In April 2016, unknown individuals cut down trees on 0.40 hectares of the Holosiyivskyi National Nature Park in the Bychok tract. These unknown individuals were representatives of Avesta-Bud LLC, which in 2008 and 2010 leased a 2.56-hectare…

Case: extension of the lifetime of nuclear reactor № 1at South-Ukrainian nuclear power plant (SU NPP) Region: Ukraine, Mykolaiv region, Yuzhnoukrainsk Essence of the case: protection of the right to safe and healthy environment during decision-making on extension of the lifetime of nuclear reactor №1 at SU NPP Parties: EPL, the State Inspection of Nuclear…

Case: Tashlytska Pumped Storage Hydro Station Region: Ukraine, Mykolaiv oblast, Yuzhnoukrainsk Essence of case: protection of biodiversity and protected area of Ukraine, protection of the right to safe and healthy environment; Parties: Residents of Mykolaiv and Mykolaiv oblast, regional-landscape park ”Granitno-stepove Pobuzhya” SE NNEC “Energoatom,” South-Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant, Ministry of Fuel and Energy of…

Case: Danube-Black Sea Canal Region: Europe, Ukraine, Odessa oblast, Vylkovo city (map) Essence of case : Protection of the biodiversity of the Danube delta Parties: President of Ukraine, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Ministry of Transport of Ukraine, SE “Delta Lotzman”, Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Danube Biosphere…